Thibaud Voïta is a consultant, working on Chinese energy policies, sustainable energy issues and climate change. Since November 2017, Thibaud Voïta is Research Fellow at the IFRI Center for Energy.

His experience includes work with various international organisations, including as an expert seconded by the French government to the United Nations. He spent two years and a half there, working on the preparation and implementation of both the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal 7 on energy. He also coordinated G20 energy efficiency activities during the three years he spent with the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation. Prior to that, he conducted projects in China, where he has lived more than four years, working for a consulting company and a research centre. Finally, he has worked with number of governments on the establishment of sustainable energy policies, and has conducted number of projects with private companies (including EDF, Danfoss, Johnson Controls, Philips Lighting, and Total).

Thibaud Voïta has a PhD in political science from Sciences Po, and his thesis focused on China’s high-tech energy policies. He has published many articles on China’s energy policies and on energy efficiency. In addition to French and English, he speaks Mandarin and Spanish.